August marks the third anniversary of the assault by ISIS terrorists on the Yezidi community in northern Iraq, during which they sought to destroy this people and their culture. The brutality of the events marked both a disaster for the Yezidi commun

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(257) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(8月)

Like several graduates, James is a combat veteran 同其他数位毕业生一样 詹姆斯是一位战场老兵 And I would ask all of us here today to stand and pay tribute not only to the veterans among us 我要求今天在场的所有人站起来

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今天我们要学的词是price tag。 Price tag, 是标价的意思。美国国会的报告说,美国在伊拉克战争上已经投入了大约6480亿美元。 The total cost of the Iraq War is approaching the price tag of the Vietnam War, 伊拉克

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Iraq Changes Top Leadership at a Difficult Time 在困难时期,伊拉克改变最高领导层 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that he would leave his position as prime minister of Iraq. His decision open

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Iraqi Refugees Building New Lives in America 伊拉克难民选择在美国开始新生活 These women are Iraqi refugees who resettled in the United States. They are safe from the violence of Iraq. But the war is not over for them. Many struggle wit

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AS IT IS 2016-01-24 Nearly 19,000 Iraqi Civilians Killed in Two Years 过去两年伊拉克有19000平民死亡 The United Nations says that nearly 19,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed in the fighting with Islamic State militants in the past two y

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249 美国将继续对伊拉克施加压力 US: Pressure on Iraq to Continue After Attempted Shoot Down Dale Gavlak Washington 26 Jul 2001 21:03 UTC The Pentagon is calling Iraq's attempt to shoot dow

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Books and Arts; Book Review;Iraq under Saddam;Only obeying orders; 文艺;书评;萨达姆治下的伊拉克;唯命是从; The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny,

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The United Nations is calling for a stronger international response to support Iraqi and Syrian refugees. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said altogether some 15 million people have been displaced by the conflicts in I

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天学的词组是cool. Cool的意思是很好,很棒。比如布什总统点亮了白宫前的国家圣诞树,在场的人称赞说:It's cool! 意思是真好看,真棒。 Cool也有不感兴趣、缺乏热情的意思。有报道说,布什

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 学个词

America and Islamic State 美国与伊斯兰国 Mission relaunched 再担重任 The fight against Islamic State will help define America's role in the world 打击伊斯兰国能帮助美国定位自己的国际角色 FOR more than three years, Barac

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR ANCHOR: This week could be a turning point in Iraq's fight against ISIS militants. Shia militia members have joined Iraqi forces to take back Tikrit. If they succeed, it would be the first time pro-government forces bea

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JUDY WOODRUFF: When it comes to the battle against the Islamic State, much of the world's attention is focused, of course, on the murders and the mayhem it has wrought. But there have also been a series of attacks on antiquities and cultural heritage

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《纽约时报》对美国大选第一场辩论中提及的事实进行了核实,显然《纽约时报》更支持希拉里。 Foreign Policy and National Security Mr. Trump said Mrs. Clinton had been fighting ISIS your entire adult life. In reali

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Muqtada Al-Sadr is an Iraqi religious and political leader. He is also a militia commander and is head of the Mahdi Army. He is strongly opposed to Americas presence in his country but has stuck to a 2005 truce, which has seen levels of violence decr

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 世界名人简介

HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: It is now the fourth month that the Iraqi army has been working to drive ISIS out of Mosul, the country's second largest city. Iraq's air force has carried out its first-ever strikes on ISIS positions in

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

今天学的词组是blunt。 Blunt的意思是不锋利,比如刀子很钝:The knife is blunt. Blunt也指人的言谈举止直截了当,不转弯抹角。美国伊拉克委员会正式向布什总统提交了有关伊拉克战争的分析报告

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 学个词

今天学的词组是pull back。Pull back的意思是往后拉。比如拉开窗帘。Pull back也有把士兵,军队撤回的意思。比如有报道说,由前国务卿贝克等十位知名人士组成的伊拉克研究委员会经过八个月的

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